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tradeunionsupporter
15th July 2011, 22:21
What is the differnce between a Kippah and or Taqiyah they are both Caps ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiyah_(cap)

hatzel
15th July 2011, 22:28
...hahahahahahahahaha!!!

That is all :)

Actually it's not: many Jews in the Middle East, and even some in Romania (which was, let's remember, under the Ottoman Empire) and other Baltic states wear a cap that resembles the taqiyah more than it does the 'kippah' (as we tend to understand the term). The significance, above anything else, is the covering of the head, and a baseball cap or beanie would suffice for that purpose. As would a taqiyah...

EDIT: the Wikipedia page actually shows a Bessarabian Jew wearing a taqiyah-esque cap...